Nucor Corp’s filing revealed that its CFO and EVP Laxton Stephen D unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.3 million on Oct 30 ’25. In the deal valued at $151.57 per share,2,003 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Laxton Stephen D now holds 88,174 shares worth roughly $12.72 million.
Then, Behr Allen C sold 9,042 shares, generating $1,367,902 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $151.28, the Executive Vice President now owns 73,661 shares.
Before that, Laxton Stephen D bought 2,003 shares. Nucor Corp shares valued at $303,599 were divested by the Officer at a price of $151.57 per share.
Wells Fargo initiated its Nucor Corp [NUE] rating to an Equal weight in a research note published on August 14, 2025; the price target was $145. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late July from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. BMO Capital Markets also remained covering NUE and has increased its forecast on June 02, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Market perform” rating. UBS revised its rating on March 24, 2025. It rated NUE as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of NUE
On Tuesday, Nucor Corp [NYSE:NUE] saw its stock fall -2.59% to $144.29. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.07%. Nucor Corp shares have risen nearly 1.73% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 23.63% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $170.52 was reached on 10/29/25, a 52-week low of $97.59 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For NUE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 143.19, which if violated will result in even more drops to 142.09. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 146.05. A further resistance level may holdings at 147.81.
How much short interest is there in Nucor Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Nucor Corp stocks on 2025-10-15, dropping by -0.98 million shares to a total of 4.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.14 million shares. There was a decline of -23.43%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
